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Definition of Sodium sulfate
1. Noun. A solid white bitter salt used in manufacturing glass and paper and dyes and pharmaceuticals.
Definition of Sodium sulfate
1. Noun. (inorganic compound) The sodium salt of sulfuric acid, Na2SO4; it is a mild laxative (as Glauber's salt), and is used in the manufacture of paper, detergents and many other products. ¹
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Medical Definition of Sodium sulfate
1. Na2SO4-10H2O;an ingredient of many of the natural laxative waters, and also used as a hydragogue cathartic. Synonym: Glauber's salt. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sodium Sulfate
Literary usage of Sodium sulfate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"In order to exclude any possible precipitation of sodium sulfate a similar ...
The solubility of sodium sulfate in AN is immeasurably small and it is only ..."
2. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"as sodium sulfate, and the residue will consist of carbonates of the alkaline
earths. Wash it with a 5 per cent sodium carbonate solution until no more ..."
3. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Salt, Common. See Sodium chloride. Salt, Epsom. See Magnesium sulfate. Salt,
Glauber's. See sodium sulfate. Salt of Lemon. ..."
4. A Course in General Chemistry by William McPherson, William Edwards Henderson (1921)
"sodium sulfate is also prepared by the action of sodium chloride upon magnesium
sulfate, the latter being obtained in large quantities as a by-product in ..."
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